chogyalEtymologyBorrowed from Tibetan ཆོས་རྒྱལ (chos rgyal), itself a calque of Sanskrit धर्मराज (dharmarāja, literally “Dharma king”).chogyal means Certain Sikkimese monarchs which ruled from the 15th century until 1975, at which point the monarchy was abolished. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 99 out of 100.nounCertain Sikkimese monarchs which ruled from the 15th century until 1975, at which point the monarchy was abolished.